Folding umbrella.



PATENTED DEO. 18, 1906.

P. A. PBLUSL FOLDING UMBRBLLA.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1906.

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FORTUNATO A.v PELUSI, .OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLDING. LJNIBRELLA.A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1s, ieee,

Application tiled September 6, 1906. Serial No 333,459.

To @ZZ` whom# may concern,.-

Beit known that I, FORTUNATO A. PELUsI, a subject of the-King of Italy,residing at' New Brighton, in the county of Beaver and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new Vand useful Improvements inFolding Umbrellas, of, which the following is a specifii cation,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to folding umi brellas, and its lobject is toprovide anum-I brella which may be folded into small compass and carriedin a trunk or Satchel and readily unfolded for use.

The invention comprises an umbrella consisting of an umbrella handle-rodmade up of sections detachably connected by novel means in combinationwith sectional folding i The invention also comprises improved means forconnecting the rib-sections and for supporting and stiifening them intheir unfolded or distended position.

The construction of the improvement will be more fully describedhereinafterv in lconnection with the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and its novel features will be defined'inthe appended claims. g

In the drawings, Figure lis a fragmentary side yelevation of anumbrella-frame constructed in accordance with the invention, in itsunfolded position. Fig. 2 is 4a similar view with the ribs folded.4 Fig.3 is a longitudinal sectional view ofone of theV sectional ribs. Fig. 4is a detail perspective view of one 4end of one of the upperrib-sections. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the upper end of thecentral section of one of the mainfribs. Fig. 6 is a detail elevationshowing the means for connecting the lower end of the central section ofeach of the main ribs to the lower section of said rib. Fig. 7-is anelevation of the rib-sections shown in Fig. 6in their folded positionand connected to onev of the twopart rods. Fig. 8 is a detailperspective of the clasp connecting the lower two sections of the mainribs. Fig. 9 is a side elevation showing the means for connecting thesections of the stay-ribs, and Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional viewshowing the means for connecting the handle-rod sections together.

The handle-rod of the umbrella is formed of a number of connectedtubular sections,

four sections being shown in the.` drawings,

(designated, respectively, by the numerals 1, 2, 3, and 4,) the lowersection 1 having the handle 5 attached thereto.

Within the upper end of the section 1 is an internally-threaded sleeve6, secured in place within the tubular section by pins 7, and withinthis sleeve 6 is a rod 8, formed at its lower end with a collar 9,adapted to abut against the lower end of the sleeve to limit ythe upwardmovement of the rod. The upper end of the rod 8 is slotted to receiveone end of a link 10, pivotally secured therein by apin 11. The upper,end of the link 10 is held within a slot 12 in the lower end of a plug13 by a cross-pin 14;

The plug 13 is secured within the lower end of the tubular section 2 bypins or screws 15, and the lower slotted end 1.6 of said plug iscircumferentially reduced and threaded to adapt it .,to. be screwed intothe sleeve 6 to connect the sections 1 and 2. The sections 2 and 3 andthe sections 3 and4 are connected in the same manner, thus enabling saidsection when unscrewed and separated, as illus trated in Fig. 10, to beturned and folded through the link connections 10.

.I/Vhen the tubular handle-rod sections are all screwed together,.theyform a continuous rigidv rod., upon which slides the stay-rib sleeve 17and to which is. secured the radially-slotted annuluslS, to which theupper ends of the main ribs are pivotally secured in the usual manner.

All of the main ribs and stay-ribs are of the same' construction, andhence a detailed description of one of each of these two series of ribswill suflice vfor all. Each main rib coni sists of three sections 19,20, and 21. The upper section 19 is U-haped in cross-section -andpivotally secured to the annulus 1S, and

its lower end portion is formed with three pairs of parallel .perforatedlugs 22, 23, and 24. A sqxuare pin is secured in the perforations of thelugs 22, while the other two pairs of lugs support round cross-pins 26and 27.

To the pin 25 is secured one end of aflat spring 28, the opposite end ofwhich is bent to form a hook 29, formed with an opening 30, and adjacentto said hook the spring is formed with a slot 31.

The upper end of the rib-section 2O extends under the pins 26, 25, and27, being thus slidably connected to the upper section 19, and

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the upper end of the rib-section 2O is formed with a beveled lug 32,having a tooth 33, adapted to engage in the opening 30 in the hook 29.

The lower end of the section 20 is pivotally connected to a clasp 34,comprising a U- shaped metal plate formed at each end with a pair ofperforated ears 35 and 36. The lower end of the section 20is pivotallysecured by a pin 37 between the ears 35 of the clasp, while the upperend of the lowersec tion 21 of 'the rib is pivot ally secured betweenthe ears 36 of said clasp 34 by a pin 38.

The u per end ofthe rib-section 21 is perforated lor the attachmentthereto of a chain 39, said chain being connected to the lower end of atwo-part rod consisting of telescopic sections 40 and 41, each having aloop 42 to receive the adjacent section. The upper end of therod-section 41 is formed with a hook to engage in the opening 30, formedin the hook 29 of the spring 28.

The sleeve 17 is connected to each of the main ribs of the umbrella by afolding stayrib, each consisting of two sections 43 and 44. The lowersection 43 is pivotally secured to the sleeve 17 at one end, and itsopposite end 45 is hooked and pivotally attached to a clasp 46, to whichis also pivotally secured the lower end of the section 44, the upper endof said section 44 being pivotally secured to a clip 47, fixed upon thesection 20 of the main rib. The meeting ends of Ithe stay-rib sections43 and 44 are formed with flat confronting faces whichpermit saidsections to fold upward, but not downward, thus insuring the rigidity ofthe sections when in their unfolded position, but allowing them to foldtogether, as shown in Fig. 2.

The cover of the umbrella (not shown) is sewed to the tips of the lowermain-rib sections 21 and to the clasps 34, the latter being providedwith thread-holes 48 for that pur pose.

The device constructed as thus described is adapted to be folded in thefollowing manner: The sections 21 are first turned up upon the sections20, as illustrated in Fig. 2, after which the stay-rib sections areturned upward to the position shown in Fig. 2. The sections 20 and 21.are then pushed upward, causing the rod-sections 40 and 41 to disengagethe tooth 33 from the slot of the spring 28, the chain connections 39permitting this movement. After all of the rib-sections are thus foldeddown upon the handle-rod section 3 the other sections of the handle-rodare disconnected and turned upon the links 10,

permitting the sections 1, 2, and 4 to be folded upon the section 3.

The unfolding of the umbrella-frame is accomplished by reversing themovements described, and it will be apparent that when the sections arein their folded position the entire umbrella will occupy but littlespace and may be readily carried in a satchel o r trunk.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a handle-rod consistingof a plurality of folding sections, of main ribs each comprising anupper section pivotally secured on the handle-rod, a central sectiontelescopically connected to said upper section, and a lower section, aclasp pivot ally connecting said central section and lower section, atwo-part rod having a spring connection at one end with said uppersection, and a flexible connection at its opposite end with said centralsection.

2. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a handle-rod, consistingof a plurality of folding sections, of main ribs each comprising anupper section pivotally secured at one end to an annulus on thehandle-rod, and provided at its opposite end with a cross-pin, a slottedspring secured to said pin, a central section telescopically connectedto the upper section, and a lower section, a clasp pivotally connectingsaid central section and lower section, a two-part rod connected at oneend to said spring, and a chain connecting the opposite end of saidltwo-part rod with the central section of the main rib.

3. In a folding umbrella, the combination with a sectional handle-rod,and stay-ribs, of a plurality of main ribs each consisting of an uppersection pivotally secured to an annulus on the handle-rod, a centralsection telescopically connected to said upper section, and ,providedwith a beveled lug and a projecting tooth, a spring secured to saidupper section and having a slot to receive said tooth, a twopart rodconnected at one end to said spring, a chain connecting the other end ofsaid twopart rod with the central section of the rib, a lowerrib-section, and means for loosely con necting it to the lower end ofthe central section comprising a clasp formed .with perforated ears andcross-pins.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

FORTUNATO A. PELU SI.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SRoLoviTz, A. J. TRIGG.

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